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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Victoriaville Tigres
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Colisee Desjardins – Victoriaville, Que.
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Coming off one of their worst loses
of the season, the Saint John Sea Dogs look to get back on track today in
Victoriaville.
The Sea Dogs got blasted by the Oceanic in Rimouski last
night, losing 9-1 and firing just 16 shots on net. Brett Malone scored Saint
John’s only goal in what was a dominating performance by the Oceanic.
But today is a new day against a new opponent. The Dogs
take on Tigres at Colisee Desjardins at 5pm in what feels like their first
meeting in forever.
Last night’s loss dropped Saint John to 18-22-0-0 on the
season. They are fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 15th
overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They are 9-10-0-0 on the
road.
With Jonathan Huberdeau away, Jakub Izacky is Saint John’s
leading scorer. He has 15 points.
The Tigres enter play today with a 17-19-2-5 record. They
sit fifth in the Telus East Division and 13th overall in the league
with 41 points. They are five points ahead of the Sea Dogs in the overall
standings but have played three more games.
Like the Sea Dogs, the Tigres are rebuilding and opted to
trade away some veterans. Captain Phillip Danault was traded to Moncton and
Troy Vance was exchanged to PEI.
Philippe Maillet leads the Tigres in scoring with 50
points in 40 games.
This is the second game of a three-in-three road trip for
Saint John. Their trip ends tomorrow with a 5pm contest in Sherbrooke.
THE NUMBERS| Victoriaville | Saint John | |
| Record | 17-19-2-5 (5th East) | 18-22-0-0 (5th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 13-7-0-2 | 9-12-0-0 |
| Road Record | 4-12-2-3 | 9-10-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 3.30 (11th) | 2.80 (15th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.44 (10th) | 3.79 (15th) |
| Shots For/Game | 29.60 (9th) | 27.36 (14th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 32.44 (13th) | 34.30 (17th) |
| Overall PP | 26.2% (5th) | 21.1% (11th) |
| Home PP | 34.9% (1st) | 21.9% (11th) |
| Road PP | 16.1% (14th) | 20.2% (7th) |
| Overall PK | 81.3% (6th) | 78.5% (9th) |
| Home PK | 84.6% (5th) | 81.2% (9th) |
| Road PK | 78.5% (6th) | 75.3% (12th) |
| PIM/GAME | 15.3 | 15.8 |
| Attendance | 2,570 | 3,775 |
LEADING SCORERS
Victoriaville
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Philippe Maillet | 40 | 16 | 34 | 50 |
| Angelo Miceli | 43 | 20 | 27 | 47 |
| Philippe Halley | 42 | 22 | 24 | 46 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 30 | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| Jakub Izacky | 35 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Oliver Cooper | 39 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
GOALTENDERS
Victoriaville
Victoriaville
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Brandon Whitney | 15-15-1-4 | 3.26 | 0.899 |
| Steven Veilleux | 0-0-0-0 | 6.00 | 0.857 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 18-17-0-0 | 3.09 | 0.909 |
| Alex Fournier | 0-5-0-0 | 7.07 | 0.809 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 9-1 loss in Rimouski last
night. Brett Malone scored Saint John’s only goal. Sebastien Auger allowed six
goals on 27 shots and was pulled after two periods. Alex Fournier allowed three
goals on 15 shots in the third.
The Tigres are coming off a 7-1 win over the Val-d’Or Foreurs
last night. Angelo Miceli had two goals while singles came from Philippe
Maillet, Philippe Halley, Carl-Antoine Delisle, Michael Rheaume, and Tommy
Veilleux. Brandon Whitney made 38 saves in net for the win.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea
Dogs and Tigres.
Saint John was 1-1-0-0 against Victoriaville last season
while the Tigres were 1-1-0-0 against the Sea Dogs.
The last time these two met was on October 9, 2011 when
the Sea Dogs defeated the Tigres 6-2. Ryan Tesink had two goals while Saint
John solo markers came from Zack Phillips, Jonathan Huberdeau, Nathan Beaulieu,
and Charles-Olivier Roussel. Victoriaville goals came from Stefan Fournier and
Pier-Luc Pelletier. Mathieu Corbeil made 25 saves in the win while David Honzik
made 27 in the loss.
NOTES
- The Tigres made the wise decision and traded Phillip Danault and Troy Vance earlier this week.
- Angelo Miceli is sixth in the league in power play goals with 11.
- The Sea Dogs and Tigres meet again on March 1 at Harbour Station.
OUT OF TOWN
Rouyn-Noranda at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
P.E.I. at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Gatineau at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Val-d'Or at Quebec - 7:00 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs wrap up their road trip tomorrow at 5pm in
Sherbrooke.
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